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·5 February 2025
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·5 February 2025
Milan start Kyle Walker, Christian Pulisic and Tammy Abraham in the Coppa Italia quarter-final, but not Rafael Leao, where Paulo Dybala, Eldor Shomurodov and Alexis Saelemaekers lead the way for Roma.
It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT.
The winner must be decided on the night and if the score is level after 90 minutes, they go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without the need for extra time.
The winners go on to face either Inter or Lazio in the two-legged semi-final.
Both sides have been very active in the January transfer window and many of those new signings are in the squad here, but largely on the bench awaiting their debuts.
Walker already started the Derby della Madonnina, where Milan had victory snatched from their grasp in stoppages by Inter for a 1-1 draw.
Youssouf Fofana was suspended for that match and returns here, while Abraham faces his former club flanked by Christian Pulisic and Alex Jimenez, as Rafael Leao is dropped to the bench.
Deadline day arrivals Joao Felix, Santiago Gimenez and Riccardo Sottil are on the bench, but Warren Bondo is still recovering from a muscular injury sustained at Monza.
epa11807769 AS Roma’s Alexis Saelemaekers (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the 2-0 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and SS Lazio, in Rome, Italy, 05 January 2025. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI
Roma have new buys Lucas Gourna-Douath, Victor Nelsson and Anass Salah-Eddine on the bench, while Devyne Rensch is in the starting XI again.
Having rested numerous star names for the Serie A draw with Napoli, which was also snatched in stoppages, Claudio Ranieri brings Dybala, Leandro Paredes, Mats Hummels and ex-Milan winger Saelemaekers back into the side.
However, Artem Dovbyk and Lorenzo Pellegrini are again benched for the Giallorossi, who won their most recent Coppa Italia meeting with Milan back in January 2007.
Milan: Maignan; Walker, Tomori, Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez; Musah, Fofana, Reijnders; Jimenez, Abraham, Pulisic
Milan bench: Sportiello, Torriani; Bartesaghi, Gabbia, Terracciano, Thiaw; Camarda, Chukwueze, João Félix, Gimenez, Jović, Leão, Sottil
Roma: Svilar; Celik, Hummels, N’Dicka; Saelemaekers, Koné, Paredes, Pisilli, Angelino; Dybala, Shomurodov
Roma bench: De Marzi, Gollini; Abdulhamid, Nelsson, Rensch, Salah-Eddine, Sangaré; Gourna-Douath, Cristante, Pellegrini; Baldanzi, Dovbyk, El Shaarawy, Soulé
Ref: Piccinini